Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-04-13
BEATS EVANGELINE.
4 LONG DRAWN-0Uf SESSIoNOP THE SEC
0NB BRANCH
At the City Han, Las Nighi-Tho Night Wasted IN
Words-Ths Routine
Business.

President Glllellnu Iappeu lOE OTueE ih
the Second Branch at s o'clock, and ut
roll call eighteen members answered to
their names. Immediately after the read
ING of the minutes had been concluded, Mr..
Caldwell took the floor, and moved that
the rules be suspended and the resignation
of Mr.. NJ. r. Wolf as a member of the
Board of Police Commissioners taken up
and acted upon. Mr.. Gruse, who at the
former session had voted for DR.. Pipes and
been recorded as voting for Mr.. Wolf, OBJ
ieeted. and demanded that the minutes be
corrected in the regular way. Inasmuch
as Mr.. Wolf had not been elected member
Of the Board Mr.. Cruise thought he could
not very well resign. Quite
long wrangle ensued be-
tween Messrs. Cruise and Caldwell, In
the course of which the latter gentleman
claimed that Mr.. Wolf had been duly de-
cIared a member of the Board by the
Mayor of the city, had been recognized by
his colleagues, and had given joint bond
with them, and he thought 1T was due to
Mr.. Wolf as a gentleman and citizen that
he he allowed to resign. He accused Mr..
Cruise of wanting to kick the gentleman
ont Finally Mr.. CaldwelPs motion to
suspepd the rules was carried, ayes 10,
noes 10 (AIessrs. Davis, Miller and Young
voting with the Republicans In the afhrm-
ative), and the resignation OF MIR. VOL
,yos rood az fellows.
To His Honor the Mayor and Council:
GENTLEMEN:-Havin been duly quail
fed to the office of Commissioner OF the
Police and Fire Board, and understanding
that the validity of my election Is dis
puted, hereby resign from said Board.
Respectfully,
NJ. X. WOLF.
The resignation was accepted.
Mr.. Cruise then made q demand for a
correction of the minutes OF the joint SEES
sion, and rs that could only be done in
Joint session the presence of the upper
House was requested. Clerk Bowers asked
leave TO be allowed to make statement,
but the Chair refused to grant his request,
much to the surprise of many members.
On the message requesting JOINT session
being delivered to the First Branch, Mr..
Myles raised some objection to the Branch
Going into Joint session without it being
known what was wanted, hut after some
discussion, in which the words "child's
play" occurred, the Senator'S went over.
The two Branches assembled in due and
ancient form, Mr.. Cruise stated his
grievance, and the correction was
made. The Clerk then wanted to know
how the vote should he announced, there
being q tie being tie between DIR. Pipes
and Mr.. Wolf No one seemed to know
whether the tie should be formally an
nOunced. and q new ballot ordered, or
whether the Mayor should cast deciding
vote in favor of one or the other Candi-
date. In the midst of this uncertainty
Mr.. Caldwell called attention to the fact
that this was not continuation OF the last
Joint session, but another and distinct ses-
sion. He held the Mayor had made one
decision in declaring Mr.. Wolf elected,
and claimed the only thing to do was to
90 into a new election. Thus il will be
seen that Council had, with its character
istic ability, gotten itself into hard knot,
and there it lag, helpless to eXtricate
itself A flood of elOquence broke
forth, and the storm ragged for about a
quarter of an hour. Al the end of that
time Mayor Seabr.ght said he had a word
to say, and declared Mr.. Wolf elected
member of the Board. The Mayor stated
that Mr.. Wolf had resigned, his reSigna-
ton had been accepted, and the way was
now clear for nominations for the office.
Mr.. Caldwell placed Mr.. Wolf in NOM
inatiOn, Mr.. Bremen nominated Mr.. Loose,
and Mr.. Schrebe DIR. Pipes. The.rOll was
called, and the vote was announced rs, Dr.
Pine Is, Loose Z, WOlf23 Mr.. Wolf was
declared elected. In the course of the
changes prior to the announcement Of the
ballot, Mr.. Schultze pleasantly alluded to
President Gileland rs 'the leader of the
Eighth ward kickerS," whereat the Chair
glared and said nothing. The joint
session was then dissolved, and the Sena-
tors retired.
City Clerk Bowers read his regular semi
monthly report, showing the following
balances: Board OF PublicWorks, 81, 100. 81;
fire, 1903. SO; health, Si2.1l; markets,
$5l3.66; police, $ll0.l9; scales, 81. AZ; real
estate. 1926. 81; cemeteries, S2l9.97; Sala-
ries, 1925. 05; contingencies, S3,69151;
Water Board, Sa,S5l.97; gus works,
81, 1870. The City Prison allowance is
exhausted.
The Board of Public Works reported
total expenditures for the three months
ending March 81, 1887, of $5,542.7O. The
expenditures in detail are:
yz,,s,..,.,, ,,,r,y.